Mold isn’t a bad word, and needing a mold inspection isn’t a bad thing. Every home has mold; without it, the world wouldn’t be habitable for humans or animals. However, mold only becomes a problem when there is too much of it, causes problems for your health, or when it is unsightly and causes damage to your home or property. When mold is present, it releases spores into the air. These spores are inhaled or absorbed by the skin and eyes of humans. Some species of mold cause little to no negative implications to humans, while others can have serious health consequences. Therefore receiving a mold inspection is essential in any real estate transaction.

Mold Growth: The three things mold needs to grow are air, food, and moisture. Molds take various forms and textures, appearing as white, black, yellow, blue, or green and often looking like discoloration or stain on a surface. They can also have a velvety, fuzzy, or rough appearance, depending on the type of mold and where it is growing.

Testing: Our inspectors are trained to sample mold spores in the air, identify typical moisture intrusion areas, and confirm the presence of a mold issue. Our mold inspections will not only test your home for mold, but we have multiple testing devices to look for the moisture intrusion that causes mold.

Analyzing: Our test samples are analyzed by Hayes Microbial. This independent 3rd party company identifies if there is an elevated level of mold spores in the home and identifies what type they are.

Mold Inspections

During a mold inspection, an IAC2 Certified mold inspector will do a visual inspection for mold, measure the temperature, humidity, and moisture content of suspected areas, and take samples to be tested by a certified lab.

We perform our mold inspections according to the IAC2 Standards of Practice except where budget restrictions or other limitations prevent doing so. The IAC2 SOP requires additional samples not included in our base price.

Sample Types

Air Sample

Presence of airborne mold spores

Quantity of airborne mold spores

Determining whether mold is present, whether visible or not

Swab Sample

Presence of mold on sampled surface

Testing a suspected substance